TURKISH PRESS REVIEW

MONDAY JULY 22, 1996

Summary of the political and economic news in the Turkish press this morning

The fifth routine congress of the True Path Party (DYP), the
coalition partner, began and ended on Sunday as predicted with
Tansu Ciller gaining full control over her party. Ciller, who is
also deputy prime minister and foreign minister in the present
coalition government, furthermore defended the coalition partner
Welfare Party (RP), and said: "It is not us, but the people that
brought the RP to power". Ciller recalled that she was elected
leader of the DYP three years ago on June 13, 1993. /All papers/

Turkish security forces have killed 22 militants of the PKK
terrorist organization, according to a statement from the
emergency rule governor's office. The clashes took place in the
southeastern provinces of Bitlis, Hakkari, Siirt, Batman and
Sirnak. Additionally, three militants surrendered in Bingol, Mus
and Tunceli. The statement also said that 14 separatists had been
arrested. /Sabah/

Turkey took its first gold medal on the opening day of the
Olympic Games in Atlanta when Halil Mutlu wrote his way into the
sport's history books by adding the 54kg. weightlifting title to
his previous World and European championships. /All papers/

A first of its kind briefing will be given in the Turkish
parliament by US ambassador Mark Grossman, who will present the
US view on extending the mandate of the "hammer" multinational
force stationed in Turkey.

Grossman will try to persuade the Welfare Party led coalition
government to extend the stay of the force designated "Provide
Comfort" -deployed in Incirlik near Adana for the protection of
the Kurds in northern Iraq.

The issue is a sensitive one for Turkey, and the government of
Necmettin Erbakan is split over the issue. Grossman will stress
that Provide Comfort must find a way of meeting its commitments
in a fashion that will satisfy all sides involved in the
administration of the force. /Milliyet/

Turkish architects and builders are changing the face of Moscow.
Turkish companies have already surpassed the one million square
metre mark of new building in Moscow. Now, with Russian support,
Turkish companies working in Moscow are about to bring out a
promotionary book "A Bright Future For The World" outlining what
Turkey is doing to improve conditions.

The book will distributed especially among the independent former
Soviet satellite countries, and the Balkan countries. Commenting
on the publication of the new book, Russian officials noted how
well Turkish companies were working with them, and said that the
companies were rightly proud of the good work they were doing.
/Sabah/